2. GPS locator: http://www.iotatracker.com/
- It's new & unproven, still delivering to kickstarter sponsors
- no recurring costs, doesn't use the cell service
- uses your and other's home network with 1 base (yours) to cover something like a 6 mile radius (not sure of customer coverage beyond San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA)
- hidden on trike very well due to small size
- geo fence eats battery within a week or so but without, lasts several weeks
- recharges with USB, might leave on trike indefinitely if I can wire it in
- has decent iPhone app, all promised functionality is not there yet
- can trigger beeper from phone but why bother when it clues them into where it is installed

LockH wrote:Hey HP... Very interested to hear how you make out with that Iota Tracker thingee! (They will ship to Canada.) Iota as seen on YT:

(Perhaps unfortunate how some folks name their children. Oh well.)

Yeah I wanted to say something about it when I first saw it but I thought I would hang back.. But now I can't...
I have seen many mesh style wireless network hopes for probably 20 years some of them were big plans that came went a long time ago from companies like Nokia etc, so I am pretty dubious that Iota will be big enough to come effective.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_mesh_network

I don't want to sound negative on their hopes but to me it seems like an excellent kickstater scam to promise and then fail and simply point to lack of take up as the fault of the mesh network not getting around. I am pretty sure the device they are selling costs no more then $20 to build when you consider what you get with a complete and powerful computing device like that packed into a Raspberry Pi etc and this iota device only needs a tenth of the capability to do what it promises the rest is based on everyone in the world buying one and installing it in their homes and offices...
If everyone else doesn't go and buy one and install the home base wireless device to contribute to the wireless mesh network then its not much different then one of these, but hopefully a bit better quality etc...http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dog-Kid-Pet- ... SwT4lWQ-Ug

That’s the idea behind Bindio (pronounced “bind ee oh”), a startup housed at a Baltic tech incubator in Riga, Latvia.
Bindio has piloted a system of posts with heavy-duty 3.2 kg chains to secure bikes in the Latvian capital. Users secure and release the locks using a smartphone app, a little bit like a bike share kiosk.
Bike parking like this allows you as a cyclist to secure your bike without having to carry a lock around. It’s still up to you, of course, to correctly lock your bike so you don’t lose your rear wheel, seatpost, handlebars and accessories.
This crowdsourcing campaign is a little different from the usual “pre-pay for your unique product” Kickstarter. $3 buys you a vote to have Bindio racks installed in your city should the campaign succeed. They bet that you’ll bet to win, and perhaps they hope for some regional competition a bit like cities sweetening the pot with cash incentives to bring the Olympics to town. Paying above and beyond buys you additional votes.

If you want, you can also buy a complete Bindio kit for $1620. This includes a master control unit, a bicycle dock with two locks, and a pole. Shipping to the USA is an extra $150, and installation is your responsibility.

Readers of Cyclelicious are already asking “What about people without smartphones and bank cards?” The existing solution of carrying your own lock still exists, of course. The BikeLink program of using a reloadable smart card to accommodate those who use cash only hasn’t exactly taken off in the Bay Area and in Santa Cruz (more on this below).
Learn more about this product and campaign at Kickstarter: Bindio: The smartest, most secure bike parking stand.